GENRE OF LITERATURE: What is a biography?

Is a written account of another person's life.

Which two works are Twain's most famous?

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer/ The Adventures of Huck Finn

What is voice in literature?

the style in which a certain author writes his or her works.

What is the purpose of a literary analysis?

to identify and define literary elements in within a story.

His literary works include Macbeth, Hamlet and Othello.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE: foreshadowing

The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen next

What is point of view in literature?

Through whose eyes the narrator tells the story.

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE: Theme

The main idea or underlying meaning.

What is imagery in literature?

What you imagine when you read.

Why are thriller books so popular?

Because they have a lot of suspense and unexpected parts.

What is mood in literature?

How the author makes you feel with their writing.

Ben Franklin is most famous for which two works?

Poor Richard's Almenack and The Autobiography

What is tone in literature?

The writer's attitude toward a subject.

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE: Resolution

Rounds out and concludes the action.

What is the definition of the literary element: MOTIF?

A reoccurring symbol, image, word or phrase used to reinforce a theme.

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This is the category or type of literature.
Plot
Genre
Opinion
Conclusion
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GENRE OF LITERATURE: What is a biography?
A story about supernatural or extraordinary people.
The history of a person's life, written by that person.
Literature that's subject is dramatic the way it is written.
Is a written account of another person's life.
3
What is theme in literature?
A place in the story.
The problem in the story.
A character in the story.
The message the story gives.
4
Which two works are Twain's most famous?
Life on the Mississippi/ The Prince and the Pauper
The Avengers/ Iron Man
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer/ The Adventures of Huck Finn
Hortin Hears a Who/ The Cat in the Hat
5
What is voice in literature?
the style in which a certain author writes his or her works.
How the author uses imagery.
How the author uses examples.
The authors diction.
6
What is the purpose of a literary analysis?
to carefully examine an author and their history.
to identify and evaluate the purpose of the writing process.
to identify and define literary elements in within a story.
take your own personal opinions & answer the prompt.
7
His literary works include Macbeth, Hamlet and Othello.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)
8
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE: foreshadowing
The event or character that triggers the conflict.
A series of events that builds from the conflict.
The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen next
intro material which gives facts necessary to the story
9
Discussion is at the core of literature circles.
False
True
10
In literature, a "life lesson" or "moral" is also called a:
inference
conclusion
central idea
theme
11
Which of these authors wrote mainly poetry and not novels?
Charlotte Brontë
Jane Austen
Emily Dickingson
Virginia Woolf
12
Who is this famous author of Horror novels ?
HP Lovecraft
Bram Stocker
Stephen King
Dan Brown
13
His literary works include War and Peace, The Three Questions and Anna Karenina.
James Joyce (1882-1941)
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)
George Eliot (1819-1880)
14
Shakespeare never published his works
False
True
15
What is point of view in literature?
Friends who point to the problems.
Through whose eyes the narrator tells the story.
An opinion.
The author.
16
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE: Theme
A person, place or object which has more than one meaning
Subject of a literary work
The main idea or underlying meaning.
The author's attitude, stated or implied toward a subject.
17
Involving the production and selling of literature and information
Muted
Literary
Publishing
Wry
18
What do you call the texts of unknown authors?
unknown
strange
anonymous
none of the above
19
The _________________ opposes or goesagainst the main character in a literary work.
protagonist
antagonist
static character
flat character
20
What is imagery in literature?
Pretty pictures.
A big picture.
What you see.
What you imagine when you read.
21
Focuses on historical conditions and how this context impacted the literature.
Psychological
Archetypal
Historical
Reader-Response
22
Which of these authors has NOT won the Nobel Price for Literature?
Ernest Hemingway
George Bernard Shaw
Rydyard Kipling
JRR Tolkien
23
Why are thriller books so popular?
I dont know
They are not popular
Because they have a lot of suspense and unexpected parts.
Because they are funny
24
What is arguably Edgar Allan Poe's most famous work?
Lenore
The Valley Of Unrest
The Sleeper
The Raven
25
What is mood in literature?
How you feel today.
How the author makes you feel with their writing.
How other people feel with you.
Emotions
26
What famous author wrote great literary works such as "Of Mice and Men," "Sea of Cortez," and "Cannery Row"?
Ed Ricketts
Charles Dickens
Charlotte Bronte
John Steinbeck
27
________________ is one the most famous authors of The Renaissance
Edgar Alan Poe
William Shakespeare
William Blake
James Joyce
28
Ben Franklin is most famous for which two works?
The Free Speech Press and Speech in the Convention
The Autobiography and The Invention
Aphorisms and Poor Richard's Almenack
Poor Richard's Almenack and The Autobiography
29
What is tone in literature?
How people talk to you.
The sound of your voice when you sing.
The writer's attitude toward a subject.
The sound of music.
30
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE: Resolution
Event that triggers the conflict.
Rounds out and concludes the action.
Use of hints to suggest what will happen next.
Events after the climax which close the story.
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What is the definition of the literary element: MOTIF?
The universal life lesson of a work of literature.
The main problem in a work of literature.
A reoccurring symbol, image, word or phrase used to reinforce a theme.
The reason(s) behind a character's actions.
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What do you call the main character of a literary narrative?
Protagonist
Flat
Dynamic
Antagonist

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